Re: The Book of Gert Yorkes / Old Lace (Playtesting Phase)
NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Old Lace @140 points
Army Test 1
Map: Island Plane Crash (no E-Glyph)
Units: Carry On My Wayward Son: Old Lace (140), Angel (90), Lightspeed (40), Vulture (90), Star-Lord (250), Martian Manhunter I (300), Rocket Raccoon (175), Venom (230), Robot (210)- 1525 total vs Captain Carol and the Carol Corps: Ms Marvel (350), Quasar (370), Wonder Woman II (370), Livewire (260), Wasp II (160), Skrull Inflitrator x1 (10)- 1520 total
Spoiler Alert!
Game Summary: Weirdly, all the 'out of turn carry' figures are also Star-Lord compatible (Old Lace might actually be the best among them for Star-Lord, as she doesn't take up a valuable slot species or class wise), thus I decided to try out this army where everyone but Robot can be carted up the field with ease. J'onn got the OMs in the 1st round and had some good luck on his Telepathic Directive rolls (getting 2 blanks, then 3, then 3 again), moving the whole army up efficiently (naturally Chris Pratt rode the raptor). After the first round, it was Robot versus Ms Marvel, each ordering their homies to blast each other. Old Lace actually got a proper activation from Robot early on, as her lack of flying meant she was slightly behind the other carriers. Old Lace isn't exactly a slouch on offense though, and she managed a wound on Wonder Woman. After that, the carriers clogged up the other team enough (thanks mostly to Angel) that the Carol Corps never was able to get in enough solid attacks on the right people and eventually went down to constant attacks of 7.
Old Lace didn't do a lot here, but having another carrier is certainly nice, especially one that packs a decent punch. Though she lacks flying, once she does get in position she can work as a decent blocker with her high life, Angel helps her out a lot in this role.
Unit Summary:- Damage Done (Normal Attack): 1 wound to Wonder Woman in 1 attack.
- Runaway's Companion: Not used
- Swift Carry: Used during 2 Telepathic Directive moves, and one Guarding of the Globe! turn. Moved Star-Lord during all of them.
- Leap Not used
- Damage Taken: 4 wounds from Wonder Woman (the Sword wound went to Star-Lord), eventually died from Sword wounds Wondie dished out as she cleared out other carriers.
Result: The Carry Ons win with a 3 life Manhunter, 4 life Venom, and 4 life Rocket Raccoon.
Army Test 2
Map: Sewer Labyrinth
Units: Good Golly Miss Molly: Old Lace (140), Molly Hayes (180), Armor (100)- 420 total vs Micro Marvels: Ms Marvel (350), Wasp I (50), Beast Boy (Cheetah) (20)- 420 total
NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Gert Yorkes @30 points
Army Test 1
Map: Sewer Labyrinth
Units: It Was A Small Subpoena : Gert (30), Harely Quinn I (130), Joker I (190)- 350 total vs Small Town Christmas: Luke Cage (190), Firestar (120), Kickass (40)- 350 total
Army Test 2
Map: Island Plane Crash (No E-Glyph)
Units: The Ants Go Marching On: Gert (30), Ant-Man (Pym) (30), Ant-Man (Lang) (80), Mentallo (135), Fire Ant Swarm x20 (200)- 475 total vs Air Hawkeye: Hawkeye (Barton) II (160), Cable (275), Skrull Infiltrator x4 (40)- 475 total
Combined Tests
Army Test 1
Map: Sewer Labyrinth
Units: Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops: Gert (30), Old Lace (140), Joker I (190), Karolina Dean (130)- 490 total vs Who do I look like, Boris Karloff?: Frankenstein (320), Man-Bat (170)- 490 total
Army Test 2
Map: Island Plane Crash (No E-Glyph)
Units: The stairs are always San Juan Hill: Gert (30), Old Lace (140), Molly Hayes (190), Ms. Marvel (350)- 710 total vs This time, I want the face of an absolute non-entity!: Frankenstein (320), Man-Bat (170), Lizard (200), Skrull Infiltrators x2 (20) - 710 total
Overall: Gert and Old Lace feel fine to me, they're useful but not amazing when taken separately and pretty good when put together. They're not doing anything crazy concerning though, and the low defense keeps them in check. I like that they have some nice interactions with Molly and Karolina through Swift Carry, the Runaways are starting to feel like a pretty cohesive faction.
Last edited by Soundwarp SG-1; January 24th, 2018 at 01:20 AM.
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